Need a rare Danganronpa Monomi plushie from Comiket or some '90s Gundam fanzines from Denver Anime International? You can find it at the Anime Boston Swap Meet — and it can be yours if you have something worth trading in turn.― Need a rare Danganronpa Monomi plushie from Comiket or a custom-made extra large kimono? How about some '90s Gundam fanzines from Denver Anime International or a copy of Mari...
The key to a good romance of any kind is to make me want to see your couple together. For as silly as both Desumi and Fudo can be, they clear that bar with flying colors.― The key to a good romance of any kind is to make me want to see your couple together. To watch them grow closer, fumble through feelings, and change as they learn more about each other and themselves. For as silly as both Desumi ...
Check out the costumes from Anime Boston for everything from Pokémon to the internet's current favorite anime girl, Yor from SPY x FAMILY!― Freelancer Reuben Baron (AndalusianDoge) headed to Anime Boston on May 27-29 and snapped photos of all the amazing cosplay. Check out the costumes below for everything from Pokemon to the internet's current favorite anime girl, Yor from Spy x Family! IMG animebo...
The second volume of Summer Time Rendering is fantastic, and its 374 pages have enough twists to appeal to the most hard-core of suspense readers.― In Volume 1, Shinpei learns about the suspicious circumstances surrounding Ushio's death. He then discovers that townspeople are being consumed and replaced by “shadows,” which appear to be connected to an island legend. While he can reset time by dying,...
Birdie Wing eclipses even the ever-formidable Spy×Family this week! Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings.― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated ...
New York, New York tries to present a more realistic image of what it meant to be gay in the 1990s, with all the uncomfortable (and sometimes downright homophobic) baggage that comes with it.― New York, New York is a bit difficult to fully quantify. Written between 1995 and 1998, the story, set in New York City with a jaunt to Newton, Massachusetts in this omnibus, is very much of its time. Marimo R...
Now in her fifth year performing, ASCA spoke with Anime News Network about her career, working with T.M. Revolution, and who she'd like to collaborate with next.― ASCA, also known as Asuka Okura, has performed songs from anime including Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online: Alicization, and The Irregular at Magic High School. She's been waiting over two years to bring her high-energy live performance in...
Japanese pop culture melds across its various mediums on a regular basis, but there's one magical girl anime franchise that takes its rip-roaring live-action influences to a level that has translated to multiple decades of unprecedented success.― Japanese pop culture melds across its various mediums on a regular basis, but there's one magical girl anime franchise that takes its rip-roaring live-acti...
These side stories go a long way toward making the world of Kageki Shojo!! feel less like it's revolving around Sarasa, and more like she's just the member of a cohort full of driven young women with big personalities.― Well, Kageki Shojo!! wouldn't be a true school manga if it didn't have some kind of a sports or cultural festival arc, would it? It's practically a prerequisite for these arcs to pop...
This tragedy-tinged romance clocks in at just five episodes. Is there enough meat on its bones to serve as a full story?― Vampire in the Garden is a fascinating production that almost feels like an anime from another time, even as it simultaneously exists as a project that could only exist in the age of streaming. It's an original property that is being produced by the famous Studio Wit and helmed b...